Comparison

SwirlPaint vs Dot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SwirlPaint

Create mesmerizing, symmetrical art with a simple swipe. This app generates kaleidoscope-like images by mirroring your strokes across multiple lines. Save your unique creations directly to your device's photo library.

Highlights
  • Kaleidoscope image generation
  • Adjustable number of lines
  • Customizable line colors
  • Multi-touch support
  • Save drawings to Camera Roll
Features
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A simple paint program which generates kaleidoscope-like images with the swipe of a finger. Features: - Change number of lines - Change line color - Multi-touch support - Save drawing to Camera Roll

About

Dot

Features
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Dot-Physics is an interactive particle sandbox where tiny glowing dots follow simple rules and grow into surprising patterns. Choose a preset world, create your own rules, or draw particles directly onto the screen. Change how colours attract, repel, chase, cluster, and spread, then watch the world come alive. Features: • Real-time particle worlds with colourful motion • Creative Mode for custom attraction and repulsion rules • Draw Mode for painting new particles into the simulation • Touch interaction for attracting, repelling, stirring, and dropping dots • Adjustable dot count, speed, damping, radius, and point size • Relaxing ambient background music • Presets for quick experiments and beautiful patterns Dot-Physics is part visual toy, part creative sandbox, and part simple science experiment. There are no scores, timers, or pressure. Just start a world, interact with it, and see what emerges.

Screenshots

SwirlPaint4 screens
Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SwirlPaint at 6.0 against Dot's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SwirlPaint versus Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwirlPaintDot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 38 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChewOnGlass.comEOIN J TOLSTER

In-app purchases

None

SwirlPaint

No in-app purchases

None

Dot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwirlPaint free?
SwirlPaint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwirlPaint or Dot have ads?
Neither SwirlPaint nor Dot shows ads.

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